Government Relations

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Twenty-nine education professionals from the People’s Republic of China are spending two weeks at the University of Toronto Scarborough, getting to know how post-secondary education works in Ontario, and forging stronger ties between U of T and China.

The Academic Leadership Institute offers an opportunity for delegates from Jiang Xi province to explore the University of Toronto specifically, but also get a better understanding of Ontario’s post-secondary education system in general, said UTSC principal Franco Vaccarino.

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Scientists from the University of British Columbia, University of Alberta, University of Toronto and 11 leading institutions in India are joining forces to tackle urgent issues in both countries with a $30-million partnership.

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Sport and government dignitaries joined the university and the community in celebrating the groundbreaking Thursday for the new Pan Am Games aquatics centre and field house being constructed at the University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC).

“This facility will further connect the university and the community,” said UTSC Principal Franco Vaccarino, speaking at the ceremony. “So much of the thanks goes to the students. You were the ones who boldly said yes to this facility just a few years ago.

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Finance Minister Jim Flaherty will introduce a federal budget Thursday that is anticipated to be one of the most frugal with billions of dollars in cuts to programs and services. Many Canadians are anxious about where their wallets may feel the pinch as a result. Writer Anjum Nayyar spoke with Professor Gilles Duranton in the department of economics about the potential outcome of the upcoming budget.

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Since James Till and Ernest McCulloch first made their stem cell discovery 50 years ago, Toronto has steadily become a world renowned centre for stem cell research. The Centre for Commercialization of Regenerative Medicine (CCRM), hosted by the University of Toronto, was founded to advance this ongoing tradition.